Leaking Elddis

I bought a new Compass Casita 550 Sept 2019 and that developed a leak in June 2020 and it had not been used since we bought it.  Same place as yours the rooflight above the bed. New Roof light replaced and waiting to have the board replaced at the end of Sept. Not leaking now but a bit of a shock for it to leak.

Sorry to hear about your leak Pringy , I think the explorer group needs to stop putting SOLID on their vans, there are many leaks reported on different caravan forums, window rails seem to be a common problem. 

SOLID is an acronym - Soggy or lets in damp.

hello all.

we have have 2014 elddis crusader cyclone that leaked on the rear sunroof over the bed and the front sunroof over the seating, even the panoramic roof leaks.  These leaks started in 2019 and captain tollys used to good effect but eventually it needed a proper fix.

The main problem is shoddy workman ship, these areas of assembly do not use the 'solid' method of assembly but traditional jointing compounds.

Rear roof - removed and re-sealed 2 leak paths evident due to poor preparation where the non-flexible sealant had not adhered to the sunroof frame.

Front sunroof - removed and new mounting frame fitted (£170!!) as multiple cracking allowing water ingress. Clamps used appeared to be over tightened causing deformation of the roof lining and frame

Panoramic roof - seal around upper edge leaking where sealant as dis-bonded from window panel. To big a job to do do solo so an automotive seal as been fitted to deflect water away from affected area. Tolly's fluid used to attempt a seal in the joint

Both sunroof apertures were missing the roof reinforcement battens that dometic show fitted in the installation instructions, these are now fitted. all joint faces were primed with sika 205 and sealed with sika 710 as recommended by dometic. All clamps were tightened finger tight.

At least lockdown allowed the use of a roof cover and dry the caravan roof panels out. 

Oh, i forgot to ask what type of windows you have that leaked so i can check mine.

Its not just Elddis with water ingress problems, it is affecting all makes of caravan despite the various methods of assembly according to a relative who works in the trade...

We are very happy with our 2018 Elddis product which is far superior to the leaky Lunar Delta TI that we had previously.  Dealer was pitiful at repairing however current dealer is brilliant!

Watto64, the first leak was the roof light above the bed it had a hairline crack in the roof frame, possibly from overtightening when assembled new. The other leaks are all top window rails , the two front outer windows, and the window opposite the island bed where the screws had worked loose.

Are you aware that the roof light above the bed is a warranty repair even if the caravan is 3 -4 years old.  The incorrect glue was used as it does not allow flexing and cracks the roof light frame. Dealer should be doing the replacement under warranty!

We had a 2014 Xplore and it had more leaks than we could ever have thought possible.

Hi Surfer,

Not keen on letting  elddis do a repair on a job not done right in the first place and having to have the caravan out if action for weeks at a time and having to deal with the original dealer is not preferred either..

Do it right, do it yourself!!